⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 25
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 26
Q3 1:57 · ATL 38-64 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 11:38 · ATL 0-15 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q1 4:48 · ATL 4-31 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 9:38 · ATL 26-54 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
